Hi and welcome to my photo blog! I am a self-taught photographer who specializes in landscape and nature photography. I enjoy the peacefulness of being surrounded by nature, both behind the lens capturing the world around me as well as sitting back and enjoying it with the naked eye. You can also check out my website at www.roblittlephoto.ca. Please feel free to leave a comment or question - there is a link after every post. Enjoy!!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

I often drive by this path cut through some pine trees that I've always wanted to stop and try to capture. I got up early today and arrived just as the sun was starting to come up - with an extra large coffee to keep me warm. Since it was quite dark, a long exposure was necessary and a tripod a must. I also used a bubble level that slides into the hot shoe to ensure that the camera was level (a very useful tool when you have a horizon to worry about).

When I was walking to this spot, I came upon two grouse that didn't stick around to watch me take pictures. There were also several different groups of Canada Geese that flew overhead while I was there, honking their way south for the winter. The one thing I love about nature photography is the nature!

I took two main images of the location. A landscape (horizontal) with the path centred in the frame to give a tunnel effect of the trees lining the path and a portrait (vertical). For the portrait, I wanted to have something in the foreground and settled for mushrooms that were at the side of the trail.